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The Air Charter Association (ACA) recently hosted its third annual internship program at London Biggin Hill Airport (EGKB), offering 15 young people aged 18 to 25 an insight into the site’s business aviation activity. Following the training week, the interns are now starting their individual work placements at ACA member companies.
Over the course of a week, participants were able to “access dedicated aviation training and experience practical onsite visits,” ACA explained. These included tours of companies at EGKB such as Bombardier, Castle Air, Jetex, and Oriens Aviation, as well as a tour of the airport itself. Biggin Hill personnel highlighted its FBO facilities and provided practical insights from the ramp team and their equipment. A range of guest speakers also took to the stage to share their experiences, augmenting classroom-based learning held at Biggin Hill’s “The Hub” training facility.&nbsp;
According to ACA &nbsp;CEO Glenn Hogben, the association has seen “great success in the scheme as a whole,” with five of last year’s cohort now working at “leading member companies including Air Charter Service, Chapman Freeborn, CharterSync, and FlyerTech.” He added that ACA members have been “incredibly supportive” in offering to host work placements. Student applications for the <a href="https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=CMtlAL0Z-ky0eK6TLrrgHN2Pc9J9a9NNtTXNW1xWFHlUNzVYRVNGTTUzMFEyUk9GMlJaQ0ZORFhXUy4u&amp;origin=QRCode">2027 intake</a> are currently open.

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